Notebook: Stopping The Drops A Focus

The Packers know they have to protect quarterback Aaron Rodgers better for their offense to have the kind of success they know they are capable of, but another area that the Packers want to get corrected is the number of dropped passes they have had this season.

Though the first four games, the Packers have 14 dropped passes, which heading into Week 5 was the most in the league, according to STATS, Inc.

The Packers had their struggles in that area last season as well, finishing with the sixth most in the NFL, but the total for 16 games was 32 drops.

"We're too good of a receiving group to have that many opportunities that we didn't take advantage of," wide receiver Greg Jennings said. "That's number one, as a perimeter guy. Number two, we've got to protect better or we're going to continue to have struggles. We're going to continue to have our quarterback on the ground.

"Again, this isn't a bash on the O-line. Like I said, this is a culmination of..